Sean McElwee
Salon.com
Vancouver, BC, Canada
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If Biden wants to unite the country, one thing is clear: Dump the corporate lobbyists
Americans are divided and polarized, yes. But large majorities want to curb corporate influence in government → Read More
Beyond Trump: Despite the setbacks of 2020, progressives now have a real path to power
Was this a bad year for the left? Only in the headlines — at ground level, progressives have made major gains → Read More
How to make Joe Biden's administration the most progressive in history
Biden has moved left in important ways. Bernie's voters should support him — and push for a progressive cabinet → Read More
Why Joe Biden Should Look to His Left
Progressive ideas don’t just turn out the vote. They win votes. → Read More
Don’t Be Fooled. Chief Justice John Roberts Is as Partisan as They Come.
He says he is concerned about the Supreme Court’s legitimacy in the eyes of the public. He should worry. → Read More
If the Green New Deal Is to Succeed, It Will Have to Outdo Its Namesake
FDR’s signature achievement did not make life easier for every group and class in America. → Read More
Ruth Bader Ginsburg is wrong — at least about the future of the Supreme Court
RBG says she's worried that expanding the Supreme Court might "look partisan." Yeah. That ship has sailed → Read More
Buy Clean Reduces Emissions, Empowers Unions and is Popular —
The Green New Deal aims to leverage the full resources of the United States economy—public and private—to take on twin crises of climate and inequality. While taxation, regulation and investment (and the occasional cow fart and mythical train to Hawaii) have featured prominently in most debates abou → Read More
New York Has a Chance to Change Voting Forever
In a state with massive registration gaps and abysmal turnout rates, automatic voter registration is the course correction we need. → Read More
Why Won't New York State Take Bold Action on Climate Change?
With the federal government gridlocked, it’s time for states to act. → Read More
Democrats Should Have Called McConnell’s Bluff and Voted ‘Yes’ on the Green New Deal
New polls show people want bold action on climate–and grassroots organizing is well underway. → Read More
People Actually Like the Green New Deal
Mitch McConnell’s show vote in the Senate on Tuesday rejected the plan, but Republicans may come to regret their mockery. → Read More
Why Primary Challenges Might Sneak Up on Democrats In 2020
A Resistance-left alliance could oust incumbents and pull the party left. → Read More
Trump Is Driving Out Precious Republican Voters
The young in particular are slipping away. → Read More
Young People Really, Really Want A Green New Deal
New polling data shows that millennials are more enthusiastic than older generations about radical efforts to save the planet and create jobs. → Read More
Young People Really, Really Want a Green New Deal
New polling data show that millennials are more enthusiastic than older generations about radical efforts to save the planet and create jobs. → Read More
Now’s the Time for Automatic Voter Registration in New York
Gotham Gazette is an online publication covering New York policy and politics as well as news on public safety, transportation, education, finance and more. → Read More
How the Left Can Win in 2020: Primary Centrist Democrats in Blue Districts
Progressives such as Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez, Deb Haaland and Rashida Tlaib show how insurgent candidates can push the whole party left. → Read More
This Election's Greatest Wave Could Come Down-Ballot. Way Down-Ballot.
It's local elections where the progressive wave is strongest. → Read More
Millennials aren't apathetic, they're remaking the Democratic Party. Here's how.
An increasing body of research suggests there is little limit to how far left young progressives are willing to go. → Read More